Table 1.
Alcohol exposure, but not iron supplementation, altered maternal and litter outcomes.
| CON | ALC | CON + Iron | ALC + Iron | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALC | Iron | ALC × Iron | |||||
| Maternal Outcomes | |||||||
| Age at Breeding (wks) | 10.8 ± 0.6 | 10.2 ± 0.6 | 10.3 ± 0.8 | 10.5 ± 0.9 | Overall p = 0.195 | ||
| Weight on GD0.5 (g) | 236 ± 18 | 226 ± 19 | 230 ± 20 | 232 ± 15 | 0.490 | 0.955 | 0.347 |
| Weight on GD20.5 (g) | 345 ± 18 a | 307 ± 20 c | 339 ± 29 ab | 313 ± 24 bc | <0.001 | 0.962 | 0.442 |
| Gestational weight gain (g) | 109 ± 8 a | 81 ± 25 b | 109 ± 15 ab | 81 ± 28 b | Overall p = 0.003 | ||
| Weight gain GD12.5–20.5 (g) | 50 ± 6 a | 24 ± 24 b | 54 ± 7 a | 25 ± 22 b | Overall p < 0.001 | ||
| Non-pregnancy weight (g) | 294 ± 20 a | 258 ± 16 b | 284 ± 24 ab | 269 ± 18 ab | <0.001 | 0.967 | 0.117 |
| Gestational food consumption (g) | 352 ± 22 a | 306 ± 31 b | 341 ± 35 ab | 320 ± 41 ab | 0.003 | 0.890 | 0.248 |
| Food conversion ratio (kcal/g) | 12.9 ± 1.0 a | 16.42 ± 4.1 b | 12.6 ± 0.8 a | 18.6 ± 10.1 b | Overall p = 0.001 | ||
| Litter Outcomes | |||||||
| Litter Size (n) | 10.0 ± 1.8 | 11.2 ± 1.1 | 10.9 ± 1.7 | 9.8 ± 2.8 | Overall p = 0.477 | ||
| Percent Survival (%) | 96 ± 9 | 93 ± 8 | 96 ± 5 | 87 ± 12 | Overall p = 0.332 | ||
| Percent Male (%) | 54 ± 20 | 47 ± 14 | 60 ± 7 | 45 ± 20 | Overall p = 0.323 | ||
| Uterine Horn Weight (g) | 51.0 ± 7.1 ab | 48.6 ± 6.9 ab | 55.0 ± 8.6 a | 43.3 ± 11.8 b | 0.024 | 0.830 | 0.127 |
| Uterine Weight Per Fetus (g) | 5.1 ± 0.4 a | 4.3 ± 0.4 b | 5.1 ± 0.3 a | 4.5 ± 0.5 b | <0.001 | 0.767 | 0.426 |
Values are means ± SD. Means that do not share a common superscript letter differ at p < 0.05. Significant p-values are bolded. ALC, alcohol exposed; CON, control; GD, gestational day.